Panhandle Times

There were eight Asian students enrolled in Deaf Smith County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 14.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Deaf Smith County welcomed 4,119 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Deaf Smith County, Aikman Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of four students.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hereford High School	0	1,154
Hereford Junior High School	0.2	580
Northwest Elementary School	0.2	457
Bluebonnet Elementary School	0.2	404
Aikman Elementary School	1	401
West Central Elementary School	0	378
Hereford Preparatory Academy	0.3	333
Tierra Blanca Early Childhood Center	0	260
Walcott Elementary School	0	152